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CVE-2006-6418
Published: Dec 10, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Buffer overflow in the POSIX Threads library (libpthread) on HP Tru64 UNIX 4.0F PK8, 4.0G PK4, and 5.1A PK6 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long PTHREAD_CONFIG environment variable.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
SSRT061222
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
HPSBTU02171
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_HP
ADV-2006-4483
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1017211
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
22743
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
hptru64-libpthread-bo(30178)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
21035
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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